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Zack Y cover art

Zack Y

Anamik Majumdar · 2018-12-07

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 07, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 07, 2018 (Linux)

Zack Y is a 2D Old School Scifi themed platform action game based on the story of the Alien called Zack Y whose mission is to rule over the Earth.

Zack Y is a 2018 Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game priced at $4.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (40% of 15 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 to 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
40%
positive of 15 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-11 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 86% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2023-05-29) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1120192026Week of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.392018-12-072026-07-302018-12-07 — best price $0.792019-02-25 — best price $0.992019-06-26 — best price $0.542019-09-23 — best price $0.992019-11-26 — best price $0.542020-01-13 — best price $0.992020-04-13 — best price $0.542020-07-09 — best price $0.992020-10-29 — best price $0.542020-12-01 — best price $0.992021-02-11 — best price $0.542021-05-03 — best price $0.992021-08-02 — best price $0.542021-11-01 — best price $0.992021-12-22 — best price $0.542022-02-14 — best price $0.992022-06-23 — best price $0.542022-09-19 — best price $0.992022-12-22 — best price $0.542023-03-06 — best price $0.992023-05-29 — best price $0.392023-08-28 — best price $3.992023-10-27 — best price $0.992023-12-21 — best price $0.492024-03-13 — best price $0.992024-06-27 — best price $0.492024-09-08 — best price $0.992024-12-20 — best price $0.492025-03-02 — best price $0.492025-04-17 — best price $4.992025-07-17 — best price $0.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $0.492026-03-11 — best price $4.992026-05-24 — best price $0.492026-07-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
84.7%
earned "Level 1 Unlocked!"
41.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionCasualRobotsCartoonScienceCartoonyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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